tōu

to steal

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

is a component form of .

俞 sound component

  Sound component

shù

  

surname

Evolution

偷 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
偷 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
偷 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
偷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tōu

to steal, burglar, thief; to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily

Most common words with 偷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to steal

偷偷

stealthily

小偷

thief

偷拍

to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge

偷窃

to steal